Abstract

Kandleru River flowing north of Gudur town
confluences with the Bay of Bengal near
Krishnapatnam at latitude 14° 15´ N and longitude
80° 18´ E. Krishnapatnam is the southernmost minor
port on the 1000 km long coastal line of Andhra
Pradesh and it is just 140 km north of the city of
Madras by road and about 50 nautical miles by sea.